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When electrons are transferred rather than shared, the result is an ionic compound. If electrons are shared, the result is a covalent compound. This is true even when the sharing is unequal. In a water molecule, the electrons are shared unequally, since they are more attracted to the oxygen atom than they are to the hydrogen atoms, however, the result is still a covalent bond.

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